[ff-all] FIWARE SMART FEST: It's a Wrap.... but there is still so much more to come....

[Cristina Brandtstetter]

Dear all,

Just an hour ago... we concluded the last session and the last "Backstage"
talk with Max and Tonia, "The Last Mohicans" 😵, after 3 long days for the
whole Marketing team (with >12 hours days) together with most of you, our
FIWARE team!

*I want to thank you all for your contributions in all your different
roles, responsibilities, for your time and efforts, for your brain and
expertise, for your passion and your patience, for your openness to new
(virtual) experiences and new roads to take. *

*FIWARE SMART FEST *was and is a new name, a new concept, a virtual
experience, a fully new hourly plan, a real "fest", but without handshakes
and hugs, a fantastic interactive programme, but without being in the same
room, a real on stage show, but without taking a picture of all of us
together on stage (>30 FIWARElers & hundreds of participants).
*Still, it's showing lasting great success already!*

We cannot make the sum of all to whom we had reached out, from the
community to the ecosystem, from partners to media sponsors, from project
members to students and professors, from developers to CEOs - but we have
made it to create a real BUZZ throughout all channels for pre- and during
event Marketing - and all of us, together with our community, we have
created and realized a massive and top quality agenda with

   - a fully *new engaging event platform*
   - *a fully new green wall and studio set-up in Berlin* (a wow! to Ulrich
   & Max)
   - almost *40 hours *of transmission
   - *> 150 speakers*
   - *> 100 sessions* (next to almost 30 different thematic blocks)
   - *thousands of Social Media reaches and reactions*, and publications
   already going viral (helped by all our staff, media partners, iHubs,
   members, partners, friends & fans)
   - *7 FSF media partners*: Business Reporter, Cities Forum, Compass List,
   One Future Water, Renewable Matter, Smart Cities World, Zoom Global Cities
   - *60 hours of open table use and 1-2-1*
   - all continents coverage
   - a worldwide *Mail and Social Media* communication (massive thanks,
   Charlotte!)
   - a fantastic *Grand Opening with these (!) messages
   <https://www.fiware.org/wp-content/uploads/FIWARESmartFest_GrandOpeningPresentation.pdf>
*(thanks
   Ulrich, Stefano and Juanjo for a collaborative approach)
   - *Launch of 5 brand new publications: *
   - AI White Paper
   <https://www.fiware.org/2021/06/08/artificial-intelligence-within-cities-the-next-stage-in-societal-digital-transformation>
    (Val!)
   - Position Paper "Digital Twins
   <https://www.fiware.org/wp-content/uploads/FF_PositionPaper_FIWARE4DigitalTwins.pdf>"
   (Juanjo, Giacomo et al.)
   - Position Paper "Data Spaces
   <https://www.fiware.org/marketing-material/fiware-for-data-spaces/>"
   (Juannjo, Giacomo et al.)
   - Smart Cities eBook, ed. 01
   <https://www.fiware.org/wp-content/uploads/FIWAREBooklet_FIWARE4CITIES.pdf>,
   (Max and all Mktg team)
   - Climate Change eBook, ed. 05
   <https://www.fiware.org/wp-content/uploads/FightingClimateChangeWithFIWARE.pdf>,
   (Charlotte and Quy)
   and the latest update of the Press Kit
   <https://www.fiware.org/wp-content/uploads/FIWARE_PressKit_English.pdf>(with
   Val and Quy),
   all in realization with Giacomo, Val, Quy, Charlotte, Max, Angeles,
   Tonia and all who supported with content!
   - Announcement and *Signing Ceremony of 2 new significant strategic
   partnership* ceiled by contract: OASC and IDSA
   - our new and *5th FIWARE domain: WATER* (Fernando to lead the MSC)
   - Lounge of *FIWARE Release 8.0* (3 hours with Juanjo & team)
   - 5 hours of dedicated geographical programme for *North America* and
   *LATAM* (thanks also Karen, Cristina and many others!),
   and the decision to create our new Task Force for regional market
   development!
   - Foundation of a fully new FIWARE "body": the "*FIWARE Scientific
   Advisory Board*
   <https://www.fiware.org/wp-content/uploads/FISAB_WhoIsWho.pdf>" with
   already 7 prominent professors in the lead (tip top Stefano, Tonia and
   Cristina)
   - the* Accelerator
   <https://www.fiware.org/community/fiware-accelerator-programme/>Day
   organized with 6 contracted partners*: bwcon, Gateway49, Innoloft,
   PoloTechnologico, Wobcom, Zabala (and growing with Tonia, supported by Max)
   - a *brand new video* on achievements and co-creation (a
Quy-surprise!): FIWARE
   JOINT INITIATIVES
   <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1k6XT_JO-HTUdI1se6Q7DFMxbjT0YYvr_/view>
   - *FIWARE SMART WORLD, by LEGO, World Tournée
   <https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-AJ8aYjhpSYzoTJXmihjESHgGiaTYkU5hBtGhu47Tkg/edit#slide=id.p>*
   (with Max)
   - Announcement of all the *"live" industry fairs *we are planning to be
   present: IOTSWC Barcelona
   <https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1DBrzSpQUngYX_VMZheJdU5R-nRMEXvt1cmgC-IPPRnU/edit#slide=id.gdb13dd98ed_0_31>
    (Angeles), ITS Hamburg
   <https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1DBrzSpQUngYX_VMZheJdU5R-nRMEXvt1cmgC-IPPRnU/edit#slide=id.gdb13dd98ed_0_31>
(Quy)
   , SCEWC Barcelona
   <https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1DBrzSpQUngYX_VMZheJdU5R-nRMEXvt1cmgC-IPPRnU/edit#slide=id.gdb13dd98ed_0_31>
    (Angeles), SCCON Berlin
   <https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1DBrzSpQUngYX_VMZheJdU5R-nRMEXvt1cmgC-IPPRnU/edit#slide=id.gdb13dd98ed_0_31>
    (Quy)
   - *FIWARE University Roadshow
   <https://www.fiware.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/FIWAREUniversityRoadshow_Booklet.pdf>:*
   FIWARE to get into Lecture Plans (new partners and programs with Tonia)
   - DAY 3 "*Accelerator Day (ed. 02)*
   <https://www.fiware.org/community/fiware-accelerator-programme/>" (with
   Tonia & Max)
   - Div. Sessions & Announcements of* i4Trust* (with Juanjo, Angeles &
   Tonia)
   - 30* Impact Stories <https://www.fiware.org/community/impact_stories/>*,
   20 to come (when reaching 50 with Tonia, we will celebrate!)
   - promo of *FIWARE CAMP Gran Canaria
   <https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1DBrzSpQUngYX_VMZheJdU5R-nRMEXvt1cmgC-IPPRnU/edit#slide=id.gdb13dd98ed_0_31>
   *
   - at least* 3 Hackahons*, e.g. with EDAG, IOTA, FIWAR/CEF Hackathon,
   Link
   <https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1IhripkOBlTyapEftFV5Q0B0MEDWf0E2VQCGKK2gPoKY/edit#slide=id.gdea96240eb_1_9>
   (Tonia, Cristina) and the FIWARE4WATER Challenge
   https://fiware4water-challenges.devpost.com/ (with Fernando and Angeles)
   - the *event identity and visuals*: a stunning concept with Quy
   - all the speakers, bios, pics, agenda and programme handling!!!!!!
   (Charlotte, Giacomo and all together!!!!)
   - .....and sooooo much more (sorry, that I can't mention all great
   leaders and helpers here), but:



*We couldn't have made it without all of you!!!!*

We have also learnt a lot to make online events and AirMeet even better,
bigger and greater for the next time!

*And next time should be in ..... ?????*
*In November in a warm country 🌅and we want to be back "live" to be all
together face-2-face 😁 !*
*- and hybrid with AirMeet.*

Now, we all need to relax, reflect and regenerate a bit....
Let's be proud of what we have achieved and will still achieve over the
next months.

*THANKS AGAIN TO ALL!!!!!*

*Cristina *
*& *
*the whole Marketing Team*


Cristina Brandtstetter
Chief Marketing Officer
M. +39 3737004468
cristina.brandtstetter at fiware.org
www.fiware.org
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